US Martian nuke-truck launches without a hitch, but...

US Martian nuke-truck launches without a hitch, but...
TiVo subscriptions go up – for the first time in 4 years
Asda 'geekend' offers are for the birds
Ten... colour laser printers

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 07:10 AM PST

Worrisome telemetry glitches after picture-perfect launch

Updated The rig is up. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission launched successfully and precisely on schedule – at 10:02am Eastern time on Saturday morning (3:02pm UTC), but within minutes ran into telemetry problems.…

TiVo subscriptions go up – for the first time in 4 years

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 04:02 AM PST

Turns the corner as Virgin and RCN deals cut in

TiVo in the US has definitively turned the corner, increasing the number of Tivo subscribers in the quarter for the first time in four years, turning a 33,000 deficit last quarter into a 117,000 gain this quarter. This long awaited milestone was greeted in the current US investment market with a yawn, and no significant rise in share value, partially because TiVo is still throwing off losses, a fact that is almost certain to change as its MSO based subscriber base continues to grow in the next few quarters.…

Asda 'geekend' offers are for the birds

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:01 AM PST

Turkeys for everybody...

Asda is opening the doors to its bargain basement grotto this weekend with supposedly cut-price deals on internet access devices and mobile data tariffs.…

Ten... colour laser printers

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

Rainbow warriors

Review There are two main technologies that can put colour text and graphics on paper; inkjet and laser. Though inkjet makers like Epson and HP have tried to push inkjets into the lower end of the office market, it's still dominated by colour lasers, due to their speed and the high permanence of solid toner over liquid ink.…

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